Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111796

NHS: Training

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Jo Platt

Labour (Co-op)Leigh and Atherton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Department can outline the length and mechanism for delivery of the new mandatory safeguarding learning programme for the NHS workforce.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Mandatory safeguarding training in NHS England is a strict, contractual obligation for all staff. The current Statutory and Mandatory Training e-learning programme has been developed to align with the UK Core Skills Training Framework which sets out 11 st...

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